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UCB MD intends to Diversify Loan Portfolio
Posted by Wed, Jan 12 2011 04:13 am
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United Commercial Bank (UCB) will diversify its loan portfolio this year as it seeks to pave the road to robust growth, the head of the bank said. M. Shahjahan Bhuiyan, managing director, has unveiled the strategic path in a recent business conference of branch managers of the bank. The bank aim...
Investors recent at merchant banks’ failure to give loan at 1:2
Posted by Wed, Jan 12 2011 03:04 am
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Stock market investors demonstrated in different merchant banks and brokerage houses in the capital yesterday against the latter’s failure to supply loan in line with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new directive. The SEC, market regulator, on Monday increased the ratio of share cr...
Bank holiday
Posted by Wed, Jan 12 2011 02:57 am
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The branches of all scheduled banks in the municipal areas in Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions where the municipality elections would be held will remain closed on Wednesday (January 12). The branches of the banks in municipality areas in Khulna and Barisal divisions will remain closed on Thursday ...
NBL Distributes Loans Among Farmers
Posted by Tue, Jan 11 2011 06:59 am
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National Bank Limited (NBL) and Monohar ICM Krishok Club have handed over farm loans at a function at Rangpur Monohar High School ground in Rangpur recently, said a press release.
AB Bank Beside the Winter Strickens
Posted by Mon, Jan 10 2011 09:15 pm
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AB Bank Limited has recently distributed blankets and warm clothes to the deprived and winter stricken poor people to help them out in this fierce season of winter. Under this programme, AB Bank Limited distributed warm blankets at Chorforadi, Pakundiya. Kishoreganj recently.
BB Chief asks Bankers to be friendly with Farmers
Posted by Mon, Jan 10 2011 09:02 pm
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Atiur Rahman, Bangladesh Bank governor, urged all bank executives to change their attitude towards farmers for the sake of agricultural development in the country. Rahman was speaking at a farmers' assembly at Silimpur village in Ishwardi upazila under Pabna district on Sunday after inaugurating ...
Investors in Shock and Fury
Posted by Mon, Jan 10 2011 08:23 pm
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Many employees like Aminul Haque, a government employee, came to the booming share market to invest in bank shares expecting quick returns before quitting the scene. He infact came into this business two months ago and invested 2 lac taka already expecting big hand. All was well for the 29-year-o...
No liquidity crisis: BB reaffirms
Posted by Mon, Jan 10 2011 07:05 pm
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Bangladesh Bank has dismissed the Securities and Exchange Commission's claim that there is a shortage of liquidity in the market. "We don't want to lock into a blame game, but some quarters are spreading wrong information about the central bank in the market," Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Nazr...
Atiur asks banks to lend money to dairy farms with bio-gas plant
Posted by Mon, Jan 10 2011 05:03 am
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Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman today urged the commercial banks to increase their credit flow in to agriculture sector particularly for setting up commercial dairy farms with bio-gas plants in the rural areas.
A coordinated dairy farm is not only environment-friendly, it also meets t...
Standard Chartered to organise ‘Showcasing Lifestyle’
Posted by Mon, Jan 10 2011 05:00 am
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Standard Chartered Bangladesh will organise an exposition in the city to provide an opportunity to its business partners to showcase their products to the customers of the bank.
The exhibition titled ‘Showcasing Lifestyle 2011’ will be held on January 13-15 at Radisson Hotel in the capital.